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CURRICULUM VITAE

Steven A. John PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

OFFICE ADDRESS:
CAIR
2071 N Summit Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 414-955-7744
Email: sjohn@mcw.edu

EDUCATION:
2006 - 2010 BS: Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2011 - 2013 MPH: Community and Behavioral Health Promotion, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2012 - 2016 PhD: Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
2016 - 2018 Postdoc: Biostatistics & Behavioral Science, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, Hunter College, New York, NY
2020 - 2021 Fellow: Implementation Science, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Inter-Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Implementation Science Working Group

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2017 - 05/2018 Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Urban Public Health, Hunter College, City University of New York
08/2018 - 06/2023 Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine (Primary), Medical College of Wisconsin
12/2021 - Present Faculty Appointment, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2023 - Present Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine (Primary), Medical College of Wisconsin
08/2023 - Present Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Equity (Secondary), Division of Epidemiology and Social Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
05/2010 - 08/2010 Research Assistant, Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
08/2010 - 08/2011 Assistant Scientist, Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc., Madison, WI
12/2011 - 08/2014 Project Assistant, Zilber School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
08/2014 - 09/2016 Research Assistant, Zilber School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
09/2016 - 07/2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, Hunter College, New York, NY
08/2017 - 07/2018 Research Scientist, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, Hunter College, New York, NY
08/2018 - Present Member, Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
12/2021 - Present Member, Public & Community Health PhD Program, Institute for Health & Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2022 - Present Founding Co-Director, Prevention and Implementation Sciences Training (PAIST) Lab, Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
08/2023 - Present Statistical Director, Public & Community Health PhD Program, Institute for Health & Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2007 William F. Vilas Merit Scholar, Office of Financial Aid, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2012 Chancellor's Award Scholarship Recipient, Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2013 Featured Graduate Student of the Month, May 2013, Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2014 Best Poster Presentation, Zilber School of Public Health Graduate Student Research Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2015 Public Health Doctoral Student Award, Zilber School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2015 Graduate Student Travel Award, Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2016 Outstanding Poster Award, Population, Reproductive and Sexual Health (PrSH) Section at the American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting
2016 Dean's Travel Award, Zilber School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2017 Postdoctoral Travel Award, CUNY Office of Research, City University of New York
2017 Excellence in Abstract Submissions among New Investigators Award, HIV/AIDS Section at the American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting
2018 Highest Scoring Abstract Designation, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 13th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence
2018 - 2020 Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Plan (LRP) Awardee, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
2019 Outstanding Poster Award at MCW Research Day (Junior Faculty; $500 prize), Medical College of Wisconsin
2019 Outstanding Early-Stage Research Award ("Jeffrey A. Kelly Research Development Award"), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2021 - 2022 Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Plan (LRP) Renewal Awardee, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
2022 - 2023 Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Plan (LRP) Renewal Awardee, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
2023 Outstanding Educator Recognition Pin, School of Graduate Studies, Medical College of Wisconsin
2023 Faculty Service Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
2023 Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2023 HIV and Sexual Health Early Career Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2013 - Present American Public Health Association
2018 - Present Society of Behavioral Medicine
2019 Society of Behavioral Medicine (Awards Committee Planning Member, for the HIV and Sexual Health Special Interest Group)
2021 - Present American Public Health Association (Governing Councilor, representing the HIV/AIDS Section)
2022 - Present International AIDS Society
2022 - Present 2023 STI & HIV World Congress (Planning Committee Member, Implementation Science Track)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorship
2023 - Present Associate Editor, Archives of Sexual Behavior
Editorial Board
2018 - Present AIDS and Behavior
2020 - Present Archives of Sexual Behavior
2020 - Present Sexuality Research and Social Policy
2023 - Present Annals of Epidemiology (Special Issue on Implementation Science)
2023 - Present Scientific Reports
Journal Review
2016 - Present Archives of Sexual Behavior
2016 - Present AIDS and Behavior
2016 - Present Drug and Alcohol Dependence
2017 - Present AIDS Patient Care and STDs
2017 - Present PLoS ONE
2018 - Present Journal of Sex Research
2018 - Present Sexual Health
2019 - Present Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
2019 - Present BMJ Open
2019 - Present AIDS Care
2019 - Present Sexual Research and Social Policy
2019 - Present Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services
2019 - Present Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
2019 - Present Patient Preference and Adherence
2019 - Present Journal of LGBT Youth
2019 - Present International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2020 - Present Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (JAIDS)
2020 - Present American Journal of Preventive Medicine
2020 - Present Health Affairs
2020 - Present Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
2020 - Present The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
2020 - Present Social Science & Medicine
2020 - Present Public Health Nursing
2021 - Present JMIR Formative Research
2021 - Present Women's Health
2021 - Present Journal of General Internal Medicine
2021 - Present BMC Public Health
2021 - Present Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS)
2021 - Present Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
2021 - Present Eurosurveillance
2021 - Present JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
2022 - Present Prevention Science
2022 - Present American Journal of Public Health
2022 - Present Journal of Adolescent Health
2023 - Present The Lancet HIV
2023 - Present JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
2014 - Present American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Optimizing an IMB-guided intervention to support HIV self-testing and PrEP uptake among YMSM: A pilot factorial RCT
Source:
K01 MH118939
Role:
Principal Investigator (75% effort)
PI:
John
Dates:
09/03/2019 - 01/31/2024
Direct Funds:
$630,411 (3K01MH118939-04S1 Awarded 5/19/2023)
  
Title:
3T-Prevent: Piloting a multi-level, combination intervention strategy to expand HIV and bacterial STI prevention
Source:
R34 MH129208
Role:
Contact PI (15% effort)
PI:
John/Hubach (MPIs)
Dates:
08/15/2022 - 06/30/2025
Direct Funds:
$677,482
  
Title:
Testing the efficacy of two interventions to improve health outcomes and quality of life among rural older adults living with HIV
Source:
R01 NR020770
Role:
Co-Investigator (15% effort)
PI:
Walsh/Petroll (MPIs)
Dates:
04/28/2023 - 01/31/2027
Direct Funds:
$2,832,009
  
Title:
Development of the Center for Sustainability, Health, and the Environment
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Role:
Collaborator (in-kind effort)
PI:
Wagner
Dates:
02/01/2024 - 01/31/2025
Direct Funds:
$500,000
  
Title:
Establishing an Implementation Science Hub to Support Faculty and Learners at MCW
Source:
MCW Faculty Vitality Award
Role:
Principal Investigator (40%/TBD effort)
PI:
John
Dates:
08/01/2024 - 07/31/2025
Direct Funds:
$108,758
  
Pending
Peer Review
Title:
Understanding Patient Level Implementation Determinants Related to Long-acting Injectable HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Living in Rural Areas
Source:
F31 MH134720
Role:
Primary Mentor
PI:
O'Neil
Dates:
04/01/2024 - 03/31/2027
Direct Funds:
$182,256
  
Title:
Optimizing implementation of long-acting injectable PrEP
Source:
R34 MH135746 A1; Impact Score: 27 (12th Percentile)
Role:
Principal Investigator (20% effort)
PI:
John
Dates:
04/01/2024 - 03/31/2027
Direct Funds:
$702,000
  
Title:
ACS - CAR T PLUS: A pilot supportive care intervention for children during CAR T cell therapy
Source:
American Cancer Society
Role:
Consultant (in-kind effort)
PI:
Steineck
Dates:
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2029
Direct Funds:
$717,068
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Enhancing sexual safety: Couples' communication and HIV testing among young men who have sex with men (ATN We Test)
Source:
U19 HD089875-03S1 (ATN-156)
Role:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Starks/Feldstein-Ewing
Dates:
06/01/2017 - 05/31/2021
  
Title:
Examining modifiable psychosocial predictors of HIV seroconversion in a large nationwide cohort of high risk men (UNITE)
Source:
UG3 AI133674
Role:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Rendina
Dates:
07/01/2017 - 06/30/2022
  
Title:
Mobilizing 1,000 community social media Influencers for COVID-19 prevention, care, and coping
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Role:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Kelly
Dates:
04/01/2020 - 09/30/2020
Direct Funds:
$498,931
  
Title:
Testing a multi-component intervention to improve health outcomes and quality of life among rural older adults living with HIV
Source:
R56 NR019443
Role:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Walsh/Petroll, MPIs
Dates:
09/08/2020 - 08/31/2021
Direct Funds:
$508,867
  
Title:
Identifying intervention strategies to increase PrEP uptake within Ending the HIV Epidemic states with a disproportionate rural HIV burden
Source:
Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indiana University ("2021-2022 Surgeon General C. Everett Koop HIV/AIDS Research Grant")
Role:
Mentor
PI:
O'Neil
Dates:
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022
Direct Funds:
$1,500
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
John SA, A call for a bio-behavioral intervention strategy to reduce STI & HIV disparities: Understanding the roles of health behavior theory, biomedical interventions, and healthcare providers, Invited lecture at the Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training, New York, NY, 04/22/2016
John SA, Bio-behavioral strategies to reduce HIV/STI disparities among racial and sexual minority populations, Invited lecture at the Department of Health Sciences, Missouri University, Columbia, MO, 12/15/2017
John SA, Bio-behavioral strategies to reduce HIV/STI disparities among racial and sexual minority populations, Invited lecture at the Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Milwaukee, WI, 01/19/2018
John SA, What about PEP? Provider intervention needs to improve HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis prescription and maintenance care, Invited lecture at the Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Milwaukee, WI, 04/26/2019
John SA, What do providers need to improve HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis prescription and maintenance care?, Invited lecture at Grand Rounds, Research Conference in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 08/19/2019
John SA, Introducing the Faculty Development Toolkit, Navigating MCW - A resource panel, Faculty Development Day, Milwaukee, WI (Virtual), 05/12/2022
Smith H, John SA., New faculty orientation to career development, MCW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Workshop, Milwaukee, WI (Virtual), 12/14/2022
O'Neil, AM, A crash course in implementation science for public health researchers, Public and Community Health Seminar Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Virtual), 02/13/2023
John SA, Quantitative methods in implementation research, Public and Community Health Seminar Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Virtual), 02/13/2023
John SA, Racism threatens equitable implementation of a vaccine to prevent HIV, Research Week Symposium: CAIR, Milwaukee, WI (Virtual), 04/19/2023
John SA (Moderator), Bedi M, King J, Kroner-Milsch A, Quinn K, & Smith H, Preparing for Promotion Panel: Faculty Career Development Committee Panel Discussion, Faculty Development Conference, Milwaukee, WI (Virtual), 05/22/2023
John SA, Quinn KA, New faculty orientation to career development, MCW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Workshop, Milwaukee, WI (Virtual), 12/05/2023
Beyer KM, John SA, Kohlbach SA (alphabetical order), Grant proposal development panel discussion, Public and Community Health Seminar Series, Milwaukee, WI (Virtual), 02/12/2024
John SA (Q&A and breakout room leader), Understanding the faculty promotion process: Traditional track, Milwaukee, WI (Virtual), 02/14/2024
Apps J, John SA, New faculty orientation to career development, SA., New faculty orientation to career development, Milwaukee, WI (Virtual), 04/24/2024
 
Regional
John SA, del Mar Aldrete S, & Sethi AK, PrEP Misinformation Series #1: Invigorating your team to promote and prescribe PrEP, MATEC (Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center) Monthly Regional Meeting, Virtual (> 150 registrants; 85 live attendees), 01/19/2023
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
John SA, Walsh JL, Weinhardt LS, Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model revisited: A network-perspective structural equation model within a public sexually transmitted infection clinic sample of hazardous alcohol users, Zilber School of Public Health Graduate Student Research Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 04/10/2015
John SA, Petroll AE, Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) awareness and prescribing practices among US primary care providers and HIV specialists, MCW Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 09/16/2019
Pleuhs B, Quinn KG, Walsh JL, Petroll AE, John SA, Provider level barriers to PrEP implementation in the United States: a systematic review, MCW Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 09/16/2019
Dang M, Quinn KG, Teti M, Zarwell M, Petroll AE, Horvath KJ, John SA, Barriers and facilitators to HIV PrEP uptake, adherence, and persistence among transgender populations: A systematic Review, MCW Medical Student Research Virtual Poster Session, Milwaukee, WI, 10/07/2020 - 10/14/2020
Seibert D, John SA, The art of communication: Using history to improve current patient-provider communication at Brady East STD Clinic (BESTD), MCW Department of Family and Community Medicine's 33rd Annual Research Forum, Milwaukee, WI, 06/03/2024
 
Regional
John SA, Hunter PH, Expedited partner therapy: The what, when, why, and how for healthcare professionals, Safe Healthy Strong, Regional Conference, Sponsored by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 05/17/2016 - 05/18/2016
John SA, Barriers and facilitators for potential use of patient-delivered partner therapy: Understanding the patients' perspective to navigate partner treatment within a public health STI clinic, Wisconsin Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Appleton, WI, 05/24/2016 - 05/26/2016
 
National
John SA, Walsh JL, Weinhardt LS, Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model revisited: A network-perspective structural equation model within a public sexually transmitted infection clinic sample of hazardous alcohol users, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 10/31/2015 - 11/04/2015
John SA, Kalkbrenner AE, Weinhardt LS, Examining racial disparities in bacterial sexually transmitted infections using sexual network position, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 10/29/2016 - 11/02/2016
John SA, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ, Grov C, Parsons JT, Should I convince my partner to go on pre-exposure prophylaxis? The role of personal and relationship factors on PrEP-related social control among gay and bisexual men, National LGBTQ Health Conference, Chicago, IL, 04/28/2017 - 04/30/2017
Xie H, Weinhardt LS, Stevens P, John SA, Apchemengich I, Kioko D, Chavez-Korell S, Cochran KM, Watjen JM, Lambrou NH, Muro, NJ, Resilience, perceived stigma, social support, and self-esteem in transgender and gender non-conforming youth, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 11/04/2017 - 11/08/2017
John SA, Parsons JT, Rendina HJ, Grov C, Club drug use as an indicator of higher risk for bacterial sexually transmitted infections among gay and bisexual men using pre-exposure prophylaxis, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 11/04/2017 - 11/08/2017
John SA, Cain D, Rendina HJ, Grov C, Parsons JT, Experiences of gay and bisexual men using at-home HIV and bacterial STI (rectal and urethral) self-testing kits, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 11/04/2017 - 11/08/2017
John SA, Grov C, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ, Parsons JT, High willingness to use novel HIV/STI partner notification, testing, and treatment strategies among gay and bisexual men, STD Prevention Conference, Washington, DC, 08/27/2018 - 08/30/2018
John SA, Petroll AE, Patel VV, Parsons JT, Grov C, Reducing the discussion divide by digital questionnaires in healthcare settings: Implications for HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 11/10/2018 - 11/14/2018
John SA, Grov C, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ, Parsons JT, Barriers and facilitators to secondary distribution of HIV self-testing kits to recent sex partners among young gay and bisexual men, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 11/10/2018 - 11/14/2018
John SA, Walsh JL, Quinn KG, Cho YI, Weinhardt LS, Testing the Interpersonal-Behavioral model on intentions to use patient-delivered partner therapy, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 03/06/2019 - 03/09/2019
John SA, Rendina HJ, Post-exposure prophylaxis as an antecedent to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among an online sample of HIV-negative sexual minority men and gender minorities who have sex with men, National LGBTQ Health Conference, Atlanta, GA, 05/30/2019 - 06/01/2019
Zarwell M, John SA, Westmoreland D, Mirzayi C, Pantalone D, Golub S, Nash D, Grov C, PrEP uptake and discontinuation among a national sample of transgender men and women, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 11/02/2019 - 11/06/2019
John SA, Walsh JL, Wesche R, Pleuhs B, Quinn KG, Petroll AE, Biomedical HIV prevention- and treatment-related care: A latent class analysis among US primary care providers and HIV specialists, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, GA, 11/02/2019 - 11/06/2019
Walsh JL, Zarwell M, John SA, Quinn KG, Sources of information about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and associations with PrEP use among sexual and gender minority youth, Society for Research on Adolescents, Cancelled due to COVID-19, 03/19/2020 - 03/21/2020
John SA, Carnegie NB, Apchemengich I, Emer L, Weinhardt LS, Addressing life stressors: results of an individually tailored intervention for patients with a history of repeat STIs, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Cancelled due to COVID-19; Abstract published online in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 04/01/2020 - 04/04/2020
John SA, Midwest and Heartland U.S. challenges to ending the HIV epidemic (Symposium; Lead Facilitator), American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Virtual, 10/24/2020 - 10/28/2020
John SA, Dickson-Gomez J, Quinn KG, Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, PrEP referrals often fail because of social and structural barriers: Lessons learned from frontline service providers in two Midwestern cities, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Virtual, 10/24/2020 - 10/28/2020
John SA, Zohra F, Westmoreland DA, Mirzayi C, Grov C, Bacterial STIs more common in “End the HIV Epidemic” high-burden areas among cis- and transgender MSM and trans women, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Virtual, 10/24/2020 - 10/28/2020
Hong C, Horvath KJ, Stephenson R, Nelson KM, Petroll AE, Walsh JL, John SA, PrEP Use and Persistence among Young Sexual Minority Men 17-24 Years Old during the COVID-19 Pandemic, National LGBTQ Health Conference, Virtual, 05/20/2021 - 05/21/2021
Zapata JP, John SA, Opportunities and challenges for HIV self-testing during the time of COVID-19 among young sexual minority men 17-24 years old, National LGBTQ Health Conference, Virtual, 05/20/2021 - 05/21/2021
John SA, Zapata JP, Dang M, Pleuhs B, Hirshfield S, Petroll AE, Quinn KG, Long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): Exploring preferences and decision-making among young sexual minority men 17-24 years old, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 10/23/2021 - 10/27/2021
Zapata JP, Horvath KJ, Stephenson R, Hirshfield S, Nelson KM, John SA, eHealth strategies to support HIV testing and biomedical prevention: Exploring virtual and mobile technologies to improve access among YSMM, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 10/23/2021 - 10/27/2021
Hong C, John SA, Yu F, Mi G, Sullivan PS, Siegler AS, Exploring nitrite inhalant use, sexual risk behaviors, and HIV testing among an online sample of young men who have sex with men in China, Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 05/31/2022 - 06/03/2022
O'Neil AM, Quinn KG, Algiers O, John SA, Hirshfield S, Petroll AE, Walsh JL, The role of trust in improving HIV care among rural, older adults living with HIV: Insights from key informants, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 11/06/2022 - 11/09/2022
Zarwell M, Cacace SC, Patton A, Robles G, John SA, COVID-19 related stress and substance use among a national sample of sexual minority men recruited on social media and dating apps, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 11/06/2022 - 11/09/2022
John SA, Walsh JL, Abunike SA, Doherty RM, O'Neil AM, Dang M, Quinn KG, Medical mistrust as a barrier to potential HIV vaccine uptake among young sexual minority men 17-24 years old, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 04/26/2023 - 04/29/2023
O'Neil AM, Dang M, Lopez-Rios J, Quinn KG, John SA, Perceptions of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among young sexual minority men (YSMM) 17-24 years old, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 04/26/2023 - 04/29/2023
John SA, Walsh JL, Abunike SA, Doherty RM, O'Neil AM, Dang M, Quinn KG, Racism threatens equitable implementation of a vaccine to prevent HIV, American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 11/12/2023 - 11/15/2023
Okoduwa E, John SA, Disparities in patients' experiences of care: The role of social determinants of health, American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 11/12/2023 - 11/15/2023
O'Neil AM, John SA, Perceptions and preferences related to LAI PrEP among young men who have sex with men 13-24 years old in the US: A narrative review, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 03/13/2024 - 03/16/2024
John SA, Baier V, O'Neil AM, Wheeler D, Hubach RD, Formative research to support implementation of patient-delivered partner therapy for bacterial STI partner treatment and HIV testing, Abstract submitted, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 10/27/2024 - 10/30/2024
O'Neil AM, Hubach RD, Owens C, Walsh JL, Quinn KG, John SA, Implementation determinants of HIV PrEP use among rural MSM in the US: A scoping review, Abstract submitted, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 10/27/2024 - 10/30/2024
 
International
Parsons JT, Ventuneac A, John SA, Whitfield THF, Rendina HJ, Jimenez R, Madkins KL, Newcomb M, Mustanski B, Give them what they want: Preferences for sexual health apps for gay and bisexual men, American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain, 03/15/2017 - 03/18/2017
Grov C, Rendina HJ, John SA, Parsons JT, Determining the roles that illicit drugs, marijuana, and heavy drinking play in PrEP medication adherence among gay and bisexual men: Implications for treatment, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Miami, FL, 06/04/2017 - 06/06/2017
John SA, Rendina HJ, Grov C, Parsons JT, Home-based PrEP services for gay and bisexual men: An opportunity to address structural barriers to PrEP uptake and persistence, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Miami, FL, 06/04/2017 - 06/06/2017
Starks TJ, John SA, Doyle K, Shalhav O, Parsons JT, Identifying motivations for and barriers to PrEP uptake among gay couples, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Miami, FL, 06/04/2017 - 06/06/2017
Starks TJ, John SA, Doyle K, Shalhav O, Parsons JT, Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): Communication, attitudes and uptake among gay couples, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Miami, FL, 06/04/2017 - 06/06/2017
John SA, Whitfield THF, Rendina HJ, Parsons JT, Grov C, Preferences for and concerns about using long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay and bisexual men, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Miami, FL, 06/04/2017 - 06/06/2017
John SA, Robles G, Starks TJ, Parsons JT, Rendina HJ, Concordance of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use between partners: Implications for expanding PrEP uptake among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in relationships, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference -- Designated as a "Highest Scoring Abstract", Miami, FL, 06/08/2018 - 06/10/2018
John SA, Rendina HJ, Starks TJ, Grov C, Parsons JT, Tools for providers to support motivational interviewing interventions for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and persistence among gay and bisexual men: The PrEP decisional balance and contemplation ladder, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Miami, FL, 06/08/2018 - 06/10/2018
Parsons JT, John SA, Talan A, Whitfield THF, Rendina HJ, Fewer than 1 in 6 gay/bisexual PrEP users receive comprehensive PrEP monitoring, International AIDS Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 07/23/2018 - 07/27/2018
John SA, Petroll AE, Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) awareness and prescribing practices among US primary care providers and HIV specialists, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Miami, FL, 06/17/2019 - 06/19/2019
Dang M, Teti M, Quinn KG, Zarwell M, Petroll AE, Horvath KJ, John SA, Barriers and facilitators to HIV PrEP uptake, adherence, and persistence among transgender populations: a systematic review, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Virtual, 11/02/2020 - 11/03/2020
John SA, Sizemore KM, Jimenez RH, Jones SS, Petroll AE, Rendina HJ, PEP as an antecedent to PrEP among an online sample of HIV-negative cis- and transgender men who have sex with men: The PEP-to-PrEP pathway to biomedical HIV prevention, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Virtual, 11/02/2020 - 11/03/2020
Quinn KG, Walsh JL, John SA, Nyitray AG, "It's not the time to be selfish": Applying lessons learned from the HIV epidemic to COVID-19, HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P), Virtual, 01/27/2021 - 02/04/2021
John SA, Zapata JP, Dang M, Quinn KG, Stephenson R, Horvath KJ, Petroll AE, F/TDF or F/TAF? Daily-dosing or 2-1-1 PrEP? Exploring PrEP preferences and decision-making among young sexual minority men 17-24 years old, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Virtual/Orlando, FL, 11/07/2021 - 11/09/2021
Dang M, Scheim A, Teti M, Quinn KG, Zarwell M, Petroll AE, Horvath KJ, John SA, Barriers and facilitators to HIV PrEP uptake, adherence, and persistence among transgender populations in the United States: A systematic review, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Virtual/Orlando, FL, 11/07/2021 - 11/09/2021
Nyitray AG, Walsh JL, John SA, Wu R, McAuliffe T, Fear of COVID-19 is associated with increased worry about anal cancer among sexual and gender minorities, International Papillomavirus Conference, Virtual, 11/15/2021 - 11/19/2021
Hirshfield S, Walsh JL, John SA, Robles G, Wesche R, Eliciting PrEP discussions by SMM living with HIV: results from a longitudinal U.S. eHealth study, International Academy of Sex Research, Reykjavík, Iceland, 07/06/2022 - 07/09/2022
Hong C, Wang L, Chen L, Li C, John SA, Wong F, Simoni JM, Holloway IW, The PrEP care continuum in men who have sex with men in China: A systematic review, International AIDS Conference, Montreal, Canada, 07/29/2022 - 08/03/2022
John SA, Zapata JP, Nelson KM, Stephenson R, Hirshfield S, Horvath KJ, Preferred characteristics of mHealth interventions to support HIV testing and PrEP decision making, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Conference, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, 06/11/2023 - 06/13/2023
Kiconco A, Kabanda R, Ronald A, Beyer KM, John SA, Correlates of intention to screen for cervical cancer among adult cisgender women in Kyotera District, Central Uganda, Consortium of Universities for Global Health 2024 Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 03/07/2024 - 03/10/2024
John SA, Baier V, O'Neil AM, Wheeler D, Hubach RD, HIV and syphilis self-testing to support implementation of patient-delivered partner therapy for bacterial STI partner treatment among men who have sex with men, 25th International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2024, Munich, Germany, 07/22/2024 - 07/26/2024
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2020 - 06/2023 Elected Member, Faculty Career Development Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2020 - Present Member, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure (APT) Committee, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
11/2021 - 06/2022 Project Co-Leader - Faculty Development Toolbox, Faculty Career Development Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
12/2021 - 12/2022 Member, Public & Community Health PhD Admissions Committee, Institute of Health & Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2022 - 06/2023 Member, Pathways Workgroup, Promotion and Tenure Holistic Review Committee, Office of Faculty Affairs, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2022 - 06/2023 Chair, Faculty Career Development Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2022 - 06/2023 Member (FCDC Representative), Faculty Council, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2022 - 06/2023 Member, Community of Innovators Award Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
01/2022 - Present Clinical & Translational and Molecular & Cellular Research Pathway - Small group facilitator with M1 pathway students
 
Resident and Fellow Education
05/01/2019 Critical Appraisal of Research: A Crash Course in Study Design. Guest lecture for the M2 psychiatry residency seminar series at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
 
Graduate Student Education
10/14/2019 Responsible and Ethical Conduct in Research Series: Data Sharing. Small group discussion leader with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
06/22/2020 Responsible and Ethical Conduct in Research Series: Responsible Authorship and Peer Review. Small group discussion leader with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
10/12/2020 Responsible and Ethical Conduct in Research Series: Conflicts of Interest. Small group discussion leader with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
04/21/2021 Responsible and Ethical Conduct in Research Series: Mentor/Mentee Responsibilities and Relationships. Small group discussion leader with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
01/2022 - Present Course Director, PUCH-19226 - Regression Analysis using STATA ("STATA II")
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Nursing Student Education
2017 - 2018 School of Urban Public Health, Hunter College, City University of New York, Principles of Epidemiology (Fall 2017 & Spring 2018)
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
Benedikt Pleuhs, Medical College of Wisconsin, 11/2018 - 07/2022 Pathway Advisor: Physician Scientist, Clinical and Translation Research, Pleuhs et al. 2020, PMC7087402; John et al. 2020, PMC7508835; John et al. 2021, PMC8084873; Pleuhs et al. 2022, PMC8796077; Pleuhs et al. 2022, PMC9857745; John et al. 2023, PMC10052280. Post-graduation residency in Neuroscience.
Madeline Dang, Medical College of Wisconsin, 10/2019 - 07/2023 Pathway Advisor: Physician Scientist, Clinical and Translation Research, Dr. Michael J. Dunn Poster Contest Award winner, MCW Medical Student Research Virtual Poster Session, $500 award; Presented research at international conferences: IAPAC Annual Meeting 2020 & 2021. Dang et al. 2022, PMC9242706; Zapata et al. 2022, PMC8796077; John et al. 2023, PMC10052280. Post-graduation residency in Family Medicine.
Ginger Kwak, Medical College of Wisconsin, 11/2022 - Present Medical Student Summer Research Program Trainee
Drake Seibert, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2023 - Present Pathway Advisor: Urban Health and Community
 
Graduate Students
PhD Committees
Andrew O'Neil, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2021 - Present Dissertation Committee Chair, Dissertation Committee Chair, Anticipated Defense: Spring 2025. Recipient of the “2021-2022 Surgeon General C. Everett Koop HIV/AIDS Research Grant.” F31 submitted and received 31 impact score (resubmission planned September 2023). John et al. 2023, PMC10052280.
Mara Lord, Medical College of Wisconsin, 03/2022 - 04/2023 Dissertation Committee Member, "A community-led implementation framework to foster a reciprocal continuum of trust", Successfully defended 04/12/2023
Jordan Gliedt, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/2022 - Present Dissertation Committee Member, "Barriers and facilitators to utilization of non-pharmacologic care for low back pain", Anticipated Defense: Fall 2024
Sarah Rine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/2023 - Present Dissertation Committee Member, Recipient of a dissertation research award ($4200) as a 2024 Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations Program (CEESP) Fellow--an NCI-funded program. Anticipated Defense: Summer 2025
Garrett Bates, Medical College of Wisconsin, 03/2024 - Present Dissertation Committee Member, Anticipated defense Spring 2025
Sarah Krechel, Medical College of Wisconsin, 03/2024 - Present Understanding implementation determinants related to the integration of the peer support specialist role in overdose prevention, care and treatment service delivery models: A mixed methods study. Anticipated defense Spring 2025, Dissertation Committee Member
 
Faculty
Angela Steineck, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2022 - Present Scientific Advisory Committee (Implementation Science), K08 submitted and received 34 impact score (resubmission planned October 2023)
Claudia Vicetti, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2023 - Present Mentor/Collaborator (Implementation Science), Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin grant application Co-I
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
High School Students
Ryan Doherty, Carmel High School, Carmel, NY, 08/2020 - Present University Faculty Research Mentor, Experience from mentored research project was used to gain entry into the Boston University's Research in Science & Engineering (RISE) Program. Research project earned a 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar Award and accompanying $2,000 undergraduate scholarship. Doherty et al. 2022, PMC9196948.
 
Undergraduate Students
Aubrey Lovejoy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 01/2016 - 05/2016 Independent Study Instructor for their Semester as Undergraduate Research Assistants.
Ratka Galijot, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 01/2016 - 05/2016 Independent Study Instructor for their Semester as Undergraduate Research Assistants.
Katelyn Dallmann, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 01/2016 - 05/2016 Independent Study Instructor for their Semester as Undergraduate Research Assistants.
Amie Emrys, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 01/2016 - 05/2016 Independent Study Instructor for their Semester as Undergraduate Research Assistants.
 
Graduate Students
MPh Students Advised
Rahel Yosief, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, 01/2017 - 05/2017 Understanding the various types of PrEP-related social support received by gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men on PrEP, MPH Capstone defended 5/21/2017, Post-graduation employment as a Patient Navigator at Boom!Health (https://www.boomhealth.org) in New York, NY.
PhD
Juan Pablo Zapata, Marquette University, 09/2020 - 05/2022, Mentored during PhD, postdoc, and as faculty. Zapata et al. 2022, PMCID: PMC8589091. Post-graduation postdoc at Northwestern's Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH); Assistant Professor at Northwestern
Chenglin Hong, University of California Los Angeles, 11/2020 - Present, Hong et al. 2022, PMCID: PMC8361406; Post-graduation Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at UCONN
 
Faculty
Linda Wesp, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-C, APNP, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 09/01/2024 - 08/31/2026 CTSI Clinical Research Scholars Program (CRSP) Advisor
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2019 - Present Volunteer HIV Test Counselor, Brady East STD (BESTD) Clinic, Milwaukee, WI
 

CERTIFICATIONS:
2010 - Present CITI Human Subjects
2017 - Present Good Clinical Practice Training for Social and Behavioral Research

MEDIA COVERAGE:
07/03/2017 HIV Equal Online. Study: Gay & bisexual men persuading partners to take PrEP. http://www.hivequal.org/hiv-equal-online/study-gay-bisexual-men-persuading-partners-to-take-prep
10/24/2017 HIV Equal Online. New study shows support for long-acting, injectable PrEP. http://www.hivequal.org/hiv-equal-online/new-study-shows-support-for-long-acting-injectable-prep
12/02/2018 620 WTMJ Radio. Radio interview on "For Your Health" about advances in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention in celebration of World AIDS Day. https://art19.com/shows/wtmj-conversations/episodes/15df9e50-6ac4-4200-a62a-f325cd9e9c74
11/22/2019 1130 WISN Radio. Radio interview on "The Latest Word on Medicine" about HIV self-testing. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1248-the-latest-word-on-medici-46859713/episode/11-22-19-the-latest-word-on-53348138/
11/14/2022 HMP Global Learning Network. Black sexual minority men report higher prevalence of PrEP use than White men. https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/frmc/news/black-sexual-minority-men-report-higher-prevalence-prep-use-white-men

NIH STUDY SECTION GRANT REVIEW:
03/2019 Reviewer; NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR); Sustained Release Innovation for HIV; ZAI1 JBS-A-M1
03/2020 Reviewer; NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR); Advancing Sustained/Extended Release Innovation of HIV Prevention; ZAI1 JBS-A-M1
07/2020 Reviewer; NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR); Digital, Limited Interaction Trials and Epidemiology (D-LITE): Targeting HIV Incidence in the United States; ZAI1 CB-A (S1)
03/2021 Ad hoc reviewer; NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR); Risk, Prevention, and Health Behavior (RPHB) Integrated Review Group; Aggregated SEP Roster for Confidentiality
11/2021 Reviewer; NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR); Prevention Strategies to End the HIV Epidemic; ZAI1 DNV-A (J3) 2
05/2023 Co-Chair & Reviewer; NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR); Reaching Equity at the Intersection of HIV and Substance Use, ZDA1 MXS - E (M1)
08/2023 Reviewer; NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR); Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, and AIDS Initial Review Group, NIAID
03/2024 Reviewer; NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR); Member Conflict: Population and Public Health Approaches to HIV/AIDS; ZRG1 SCIL-Y (03) M
05/2024 Reviewer; NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR); Special Emphasis Panel; 2024/08 ZDA1 MXS-E (A1)

OTHER GRANT REVIEW ACTIVITIES:
11/2020 Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) External Reviewers Exchange Consortium
02/2021 AmeriCorps Evidence-Based External Review Panel

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING:
2012 - 2014 Wisconsin's Leadership in Public Health Series Training Completion, Facilitated by Magda Peck, ScD, Zilber School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
03/12/2022 Intensive Mentoring Workshop, Facilitated by Adina Kalet, MD, MPH, Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education, Medical College of Wisconsin
03/09/2023 Unconscious Bias Training, Facilitated by the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee using the Cook Ross Manual, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. John SA, Walsh JL, Weinhardt LS. The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model Revisited: A Network-Perspective Structural Equation Model Within a Public Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic Sample of Hazardous Alcohol Users. AIDS Behav. 2017 Apr;21(4):1208-1218. PMCID: PMC5136346
2. Weinhardt LS, Stevens P, Xie H, Wesp LM, John SA, Apchemengich I, Kioko D, Chavez-Korell S, Cochran KM, Watjen JM, Lambrou NH. Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youths' Public Facilities Use and Psychological Well-Being: A Mixed-Method Study. Transgend Health. 2017;2(1):140-150. PMCID: PMC5685206
3. John SA, Rendina HJ, Grov C, Parsons JT. Home-based pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services for gay and bisexual men: An opportunity to address barriers to PrEP uptake and persistence. PLoS One. 2017;12(12):e0189794. PMCID: PMC5744975
4. Feinstein BA, Moody RL, John SA, Parsons JT, Mustanski B. A three-city comparison of drug use and drug use before sex among young men who have sex with men in the United States. J Gay Lesbian Soc Serv. 2018;30(1):82-101. PMCID: PMC6205241
5. John SA, Walsh JL, Cho YI, Weinhardt LS. Perceived Risk of Intimate Partner Violence Among STI Clinic Patients: Implications for Partner Notification and Patient-Delivered Partner Therapy. Arch Sex Behav. 2018 Feb;47(2):481-492. PMCID: PMC5775910
6. John SA, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ, Grov C, Parsons JT. Should I Convince My Partner to Go on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)? The Role of Personal and Relationship Factors on PrEP-Related Social Control among Gay and Bisexual Men. AIDS Behav. 2018 Apr;22(4):1239-1252. PMCID: PMC5738299
7. John SA, Whitfield THF, Rendina HJ, Parsons JT, Grov C. Will Gay and Bisexual Men Taking Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Switch to Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Should It Become Available? AIDS Behav. 2018 Apr;22(4):1184-1189. PMCID: PMC5851796
8. Parsons JT, John SA, Millar BM, Starks TJ. Testing the Efficacy of Combined Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Skills Training to Reduce Methamphetamine Use and Improve HIV Medication Adherence Among HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men. AIDS Behav. 2018 Aug;22(8):2674-2686. PMCID: PMC6051905
9. John SA. Addressing missed opportunities for HIV testing by including rapid-HIV self-testing kits with patient-delivered partner therapy. Sex Res Social Policy. 2018 Dec;15(4):387-397. PMCID: PMC6474367
10. Whitfield THF, John SA, Rendina HJ, Grov C, Parsons JT. Why I Quit Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)? A Mixed-Method Study Exploring Reasons for PrEP Discontinuation and Potential Re-initiation Among Gay and Bisexual Men. AIDS Behav. 2018 Nov;22(11):3566-3575. PMCID: PMC6077114
11. Ventuneac A, John SA, Whitfield THF, Mustanski B, Parsons JT. Preferences for Sexual Health Smartphone App Features Among Gay and Bisexual Men. AIDS Behav. 2018 Oct;22(10):3384-3394. PMCID: PMC6148366
12. Parsons JT, John SA, Whitfield THF, Cienfuegos-Szalay J, Grov C. Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Sexually Transmitted Infection Counseling and Testing Services Received by Gay and Bisexual Men Using Preexposure Prophylaxis at Their Last PrEP Care Visit. Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Dec;45(12):798-802. PMCID: PMC6247810
13. Starks TJ, Doyle KM, Shalhav O, John SA, Parsons JT. An Examination of Gay Couples' Motivations to Use (or Forego) Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Expressed During Couples HIV Testing and Counseling (CHTC) Sessions. Prev Sci. 2019 Jan;20(1):157-167. PMCID: PMC6185802
14. John SA, Parsons JT, Rendina HJ, Grov C. Club drug users had higher odds of reporting a bacterial STI compared with non-club drug users: results from a cross-sectional analysis of gay and bisexual men on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Dec;95(8):626-628. PMCID: PMC6383506
15. Grov C, Rendina HJ, John SA, Parsons JT. Determining the Roles that Club Drugs, Marijuana, and Heavy Drinking Play in PrEP Medication Adherence Among Gay and Bisexual Men: Implications for Treatment and Research. AIDS Behav. 2019 May;23(5):1277-1286. PMCID: PMC6458096
16. John SA, Rendina HJ, Starks TJ, Grov C, Parsons JT. Decisional Balance and Contemplation Ladder to Support Interventions for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake and Persistence. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2019 Feb;33(2):67-78. PMCID: PMC6386084
17. John SA, Robles G, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ. Differences Between Groups of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Using Couples in HIV-Negative/Unknown Relationships. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Aug 01;81(4):419-428. PMCID: PMC6594889
18. John SA, Cain D, Bradford-Rogers J, Rendina HJ, Grov C. Gay and bisexual men's experiences using self-testing kits for HIV and rectal and urethral bacterial sexually transmitted infections: Lessons learned from a study with home-based testing. Int J Sex Health. 2019;31(3):308-318. PMCID: PMC7518382
19. John SA, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ, Parsons JT, Grov C. High willingness to use novel HIV and bacterial sexually transmitted infection partner notification, testing, and treatment strategies among gay and bisexual men. Sex Transm Infect. 2020 May;96(3):173-176. PMCID: PMC6906259
20. Pleuhs B, Quinn KG, Walsh JL, Petroll AE, John SA. Health Care Provider Barriers to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the United States: A Systematic Review. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2020 Mar;34(3):111-123. PMCID: PMC7087402
21. John SA, Walsh JL, Quinn KG, Cho YI, Weinhardt LS. Testing the Interpersonal-Behavior model to explain intentions to use patient-delivered partner therapy. PLoS One. 2020;15(5):e0233348. PMCID: PMC7239460
22. John SA, López-Rios J, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ, Grov C. Willingness to Distribute HIV Self-Testing Kits to Recent Sex Partners Among HIV-Negative Gay and Bisexual Men and an Examination of Free-Response Data from Young Men Participating in the Nationwide Cohort. Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Aug;49(6):2081-2089. PMCID: PMC7366497
23. Quinn KG, Zarwell M, John SA, Christenson E, Walsh JL. Perceptions of PrEP Use Within Primary Relationships Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men. Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Aug;49(6):2117-2128. PMCID: PMC7321890
24. John SA, Quinn KG, Pleuhs B, Walsh JL, Petroll AE. HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Awareness and Non-Occupational PEP (nPEP) Prescribing History Among U.S. Healthcare Providers. AIDS Behav. 2020 Nov;24(11):3124-3131. PMCID: PMC7508835
25. John SA, Petroll AE, Walsh JL, Quinn KG, Patel VV, Grov C. Reducing the Discussion Divide by Digital Questionnaires in Health Care Settings: Disruptive Innovation for HIV Testing and PrEP Screening. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Nov 01;85(3):302-308. PMCID: PMC7572720
26. Quinn KG, Walsh JL, John SA, Nyitray AG. "I Feel Almost as Though I've Lived This Before": Insights from Sexual and Gender Minority Men on Coping with COVID-19. AIDS Behav. 2021 Jan;25(1):1-8. PMCID: PMC7486587
27. Nelson KM, Gordon AR, John SA, Stout CD, Macapagal K. "Physical Sex Is Over for Now": Impact of COVID-19 on the Well-Being and Sexual Health of Adolescent Sexual Minority Males in the U.S. J Adolesc Health. 2020 Dec;67(6):756-762. PMCID: PMC7683377
28. Zarwell M, John SA, Westmoreland D, Mirzayi C, Pantalone DW, Golub S, Nash D, Grov C. PrEP Uptake and Discontinuation Among a U.S. National Sample of Transgender Men and Women. AIDS Behav. 2021 Apr;25(4):1063-1071. PMCID: PMC7979462
29. John SA, Walsh JL, Pleuhs B, Wesche R, Quinn KG, Petroll AE. Tailored HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Intervention Needs from a Latent Class Analysis Among U.S. Healthcare Providers. AIDS Behav. 2021 Jun;25(6):1751-1760. PMCID: PMC8084873
30. Hong C, Horvath KJ, Stephenson R, Nelson KM, Petroll AE, Walsh JL, John SA. PrEP Use and Persistence Among Young Sexual Minority Men 17-24 Years Old During the COVID-19 Pandemic. AIDS Behav. 2022 Mar;26(3):631-638. PMCID: PMC8361406
31. Zapata JP, Dang M, Quinn KG, Horvath KJ, Stephenson R, Dickson-Gomez J, John SA. COVID-19-Related Disruptions to HIV Testing and Prevention Among Young Sexual Minority Men 17-24 Years Old: A Qualitative Study Using Synchronous Online Focus Groups, April-September 2020. Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Jan;51(1):303-314. PMCID: PMC8589091
32. Pleuhs B, Mistler CB, Quinn KG, Dickson-Gomez J, Walsh JL, Petroll AE, John SA. Evidence of Potential Discriminatory HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Prescribing Practices for People Who Inject Drugs Among a Small Percentage of Providers in the U.S. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022;13:21501319211063999. PMCID: PMC8796077
33. Walsh JL, John SA, Robles G, Wesche R, Hirshfield S. Talking to My Partners About PrEP: Factors Associated with PrEP-Related Communication in a Longitudinal US Study of Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV. Prev Sci. 2022 Nov;23(8):1438-1447. PMCID: PMC9810111
34. Doherty R, Walsh JL, Quinn KG, John SA. Association of Race and Other Social Determinants of Health With HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use: A County-Level Analysis Using the PrEP-to-Need Ratio. AIDS Educ Prev. 2022 Jun;34(3):183-194. PMCID: PMC9196948
35. Pleuhs B, Walsh JL, Quinn KG, Petroll AE, Nyitray A, John SA. Uptake of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination by HIV Status and HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Engagement Among Young Sexual Minority Men 17-24 Years Old in the USA. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 2022.
36. Dang M, Scheim AI, Teti M, Quinn KG, Zarwell M, Petroll AE, Horvath KJ, John SA. Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake, Adherence, and Persistence Among Transgender Populations in the United States: A Systematic Review. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2022 Jun;36(6):236-248. PMCID: PMC9242706
37. Quinn KG, Dickson-Gomez J, Craig A, John SA, Walsh JL. Intersectional Discrimination and PrEP uSe Among Young Black Sexual Minority Individuals: The Importance of Black LGBTQ Communities and Social Support. AIDS Behav. 2023 Jan;27(1):290-302. PMCID: PMC9255535
38. Nyitray AG, Quinn KG, John SA, Walsh JL, Schim van der Loeff MF, Wu R, Eastwood D, McAuliffe TL. Sexually Transmitted Infections Diagnosed Among Sexual and Gender Minority Communities During the First 11 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Midwest and Southern Cities in the United States. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 Oct 01;49(10):687-694. PMCID: PMC9477706
39. Walsh JL, Zarwell M, John SA, Quinn KG. Sources of Information about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Associations with PrEP Stigma, Intentions, Provider Discussions, and Use in the United States. J Sex Res. 2023;60(5):728-740. PMCID: PMC9971350
40. Kelly JA, Walsh JL, Christenson E, Glasman LR, Galletly CL, Quinn KG, Algiers OH, Pearson B, Amirkhanian YA, 1000 Hometown Heroes Project Team. 1000 Hometown Heroes: Mobilising community social influencers for COVID-19 prevention, care and coping. Health Soc Care Community. 2022 Nov;30(6):e5703-e5713. PMCID: PMC9538277
41. John SA, Sizemore KM, Jimenez RH, Jones SS, Petroll AE, Rendina HJ. The Use of HIV Pre- and Postexposure Prophylaxis Among a Web-Based Sample of HIV-Negative and Unknown Status Cisgender and Transgender Sexual Minority Men: Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2022 Dec 16;8(12):e31237. PMCID: PMC9804091
42. Walsh JL, John SA, Quinn KG, Hirshfield S, O'Neil A, Petroll AE. Factors associated with quality of life, depressive symptoms, and perceived stress among rural older adults living with HIV in the United States. J Rural Health. 2023 Mar;39(2):488-498. PMCID: PMC10038895
43. Petroll AE, Quinn KG, John SA, Nigogosyan Z, Walsh JL. Factors associated with lack of care engagement among older, rural-dwelling adults living with HIV in the United States. J Rural Health. 2023 Mar;39(2):477-487. PMCID: PMC10038837
44. John SA, Zapata JP, Dang M, Pleuhs B, O'Neil A, Hirshfield S, Walsh JL, Petroll AE, Quinn KG. Exploring preferences and decision-making about long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young sexual minority men 17-24 years old. Sci Rep. 2023 Mar 29;13(1):5116. PMCID: PMC10052280
45. Quinn KG, John SA, Hirshfield S, Algiers O, O'Neil A, Petroll AE, Walsh JL. Challenges to meeting the HIV care needs of older adults in the rural South. SSM Qual Res Health. 2022 Dec;2. PMCID: PMC9815493
46. Zapata JP, Petroll AE, Quinn KG, Zamantakis A, John SA. Implementation determinants of HIV Self-Testing among young sexual minority men. Arch Public Health. 2023 Jun 21;81(1):113. PMCID: PMC10283334
47. Zapata JP, Hirshfield S, Nelson K, Horvath K, John SA. Preferred Characteristics for mHealth Interventions Among Young Sexual Minoritized Men to Support HIV Testing and PrEP Decision-Making: Focus Group Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Oct 16;7:e51103. PMCID: PMC10616747
48. Walsh JL, Quinn KG, Hirshfield S, John SA, Algiers O, Al-Shalby K, Giuca AM, McCarthy C, Petroll AE. Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Impact of 4 Remotely-Delivered Interventions for Rural Older Adults Living with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2024 Apr;28(4):1401-1414.
49. Hong C, Flinn RE, Ochoa AM, John SA, Garth G, Holloway IW. Internalized homophobia and social well-being among Black sexual minority men living with HIV: The mediating role of LGBT community connectedness and racial, gender, and sexual identity integration. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. in press.